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SCOOP: The dates Liberals don’t want — and the timelines they’re weighing

Six hypothetical scenarios were put before executive council earlier this month, sketching the leadership race's shape, pace and end date.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

January 27, 2026 2:27 PM

Q+A: Why this rugby player says she’s ready to take on Doug Ford

Lee Fairclough on why she’s “very seriously considering” a run for Liberal leader — and who she’s keeping close (or not).

Ahmad Elbayoumi

January 22, 2026 10:35 AM

What the judge said in NES v. Maggi

Plus: All aboard Team Nate.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

January 19, 2026 10:46 AM

SCOOP: Is this the dark horse in the race for Liberal leader?

“What the hell else do we have to lose?”

Ahmad Elbayoumi

January 12, 2026 6:00 AM

Your #onpoli holiday reading list

Holiday headlines, sightings and more.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

December 24, 2025 6:00 AM

SCOOP: “Fu-k off:” Inside a tense Liberal executive council

Plus: Lecce digs in, where’s Nate, will Boozary bow out, Lee’s gearing up, poll watch: what to do with the Island Airport; Crombie watch, D for Ontario, Pang’s side-eye, meet the busiest legislator of 2025 and more.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

December 15, 2025 4:14 PM

Rumours abound

Insiders dish on the Tories’ veto of the Palestinian flag-raising. Plus: Gould’s call, Crawley’s bash, a rogue grinch and the rest.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

December 9, 2025 5:55 AM

Q+A: Is it Rob Cerjanec’s turn?

Plus: Erskine-Smith v. Maggi.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

November 24, 2025 5:55 AM

SCOOP: Calling Crawley

Is this Ontario’s very own Mark Carney?

Ahmad Elbayoumi

November 17, 2025 5:55 AM

Unpacking the FES

A quiet constituency week ahead.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

November 10, 2025 4:57 PM

Opinion

Thalmann, Singh and Punia: Why we built Next Campaign

Political campaigning in Canada has evolved dramatically, yet the ecosystems supporting campaigners have not always kept pace, the co-founders write.

Brett Thalmann, Harneet Singh and Hasneet Singh Punia

January 9, 2026 9:41 AM

Parker: The year we rocked the boat in the Ontario Liberal Party

The ‘guys in a group chat’ ended up changing the direction of our party for the better, writes the Toronto-area regional vice-president.

December 8, 2025 3:39 PM

Scott: Conservation authorities aren’t obstacles to housing — they’re safeguards for it

The goal should be a stronger, more consistent conservation system — not a distant bureaucracy without local control, says the chair of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority.

November 3, 2025 2:23 PM

Wieder: Could Donald Trump decide Doug Ford’s fate?

Ford thought the ad blitz would rally support against Trump and his administration. But failing to anticipate the president’s response was a fundamental political mistake, writes Liberal strategist Marcel Wieder.

October 24, 2025 4:31 PM